Father, eternal shepherd, hear the prayers of your people for your servant Benedict,
who governed your Church with love.

In your mercy, bring him with the flock once entrusted to his care to the reward you have promised your faithful servants.

May he who faithfully administered the mysteries of your forgiveness and love on earth, rejoice with you forever in heaven.

In your wise and loving care,
you made your servant teacher of all your Church.
He did the work of Christ on earth.

May your Son welcome him into eternal glory.

May your servant who you appointed high priest of your flock be counted now among the priests in the life of your kingdom.

Give your servant the reward of eternal happiness and let your mercy win for us the gift of your life and love.

We entrust your servant to your mercy with faith and confidence. In the human family he was an instrument of your peace and love.

May he rejoice in those gifts forever with your saints. Amen. 

Message from Archbishop John C. Wester:
"Pope Emeritus Benedict was a remarkable servant of God whose service to the Catholic Church was extraordinary. As theologian, author, Prefect and Pope, he distinguished himself by his humility and his love for Christ." Archbishop John C. Wester
Immediate prayers are requested. Please pray the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be to the Father along with the recitation of the Rosary for the repose of his soul.
We pray for Pope (Emeritus) Benedict XVI, who preached that God is love and that we are saved in hope, that he may know God's love forever in heaven.

Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary

1. The Resurrection of Jesus
2. The Ascension of Jesus into Heaven
3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
4. The Assumption of Mary into Heaven
5. The Coronation of Our Lady in Heaven

Eternal rest grant unto Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.